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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Kyon Ag, Zurich, CH;
Inventor:
Slobodan Tepic, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
Kyon AG, Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61D 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/3209 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61D 1/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 17/3209 (2013.01); A61F 2/08 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2503/40 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a surgical treatment for a disordered knee in a dog, the disorder comprising a partially ruptured cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL), a fully ruptured CrCL, or a displaced patella. The methods of treatment include surgical transection of the tendon of the popliteal muscle, which reduces the in-toeing of the paw as it lands on the ground. In vitro experiments suggest that neutralization of this torque can reduce by several fold tensile forces in the CrCL or its replacement, as well as in its surrogate, a lateral suture placed extra-capsularly.